The Walking Dead ratings sink to all-time low

The show’s ratings have dropped significantly over the past few years, with viewership for season nine having been well below the previous season

The Walking Dead has hit an all-time low in ratings on its 10th season.

The series’s most recent episode, titled “Omega”, averaged a 1.7 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, down 15 per cent from the prior week’s midseason premiere, The Wrap reports. Most crucially, it’s slightly below the previous all-time low of 1.8 last fall.

It also marked the show’s worst-ever performance with a total of 4.5m viewers turning in for the episode, down from 12 per cent from last week and less than the previous low of 4.71m for the first season’s second episode in 2010.

The Walking Dead faced stiff competition last Sunday from the NBC All-Star Game on TNT and TBS, which may have helped drive down numbers.

However, the show’s ratings have dropped significantly over the past few years, with viewership for season nine having been well below the previous season.

The loss is now only compounded by the departure of some of the show’s biggest stars, with both Andrew Lincoln and Maggie Cohen leaving earlier in the season and Danai Gurira set to make her exit next year.

That said, The Walking Dead still remains the most-watched non-sports program on cable and has already been confirmed for season 10.